About the job

Job summary

If you are excited by the business opportunities Automation affords and enjoy problem solving and making a difference, then working in our newly formed Corporate Transformation Directorate may be the place for you.

 

The Junior Automation Developer role will be part of the newly formed Scottish Government Automation Centre of Excellence (CoE) team. The CoE and the corporate shared services programme is the initial focus of this role, but the focus will widen as the portfolio of corporate transformation expands.

 

Corporate Transformation is a new Directorate established to increase the Scottish Government’s capacity and capability to shape and deliver transformational corporate change, with impact across the wider public sector. The Directorate will bring structure and governance to the setting of priorities, and manage the delivery of many key projects and programmes.

 

As a Junior Automation Developer you will work on agile projects within a portfolio and develops automation solutions. You will contribute towards the development, implementation and management of AI powered automated solutions using a range of hyper automation platforms including Blue Prism, UiPath & Microsoft in support of automation initiatives across Scottish Government and the wider public sector.

 

You will collaborate with stakeholders and end users throughout the project lifecycle, from the identification of automation opportunities, through to the design, development, testing and maintenance of automations, employing process optimisation techniques and the use of LEAN/agile methodologies where required. You will perform the role of Process Controller to manage the day to day administration of BAU automations, provide 2nd line support in the investigation and resolution defects, and will manage change requests for automations within the IACoE’s production environment. You will also be responsible overseeing 1st line support, and will peer review other people’s design and development thinking, and ensure they align to the appropriate standards.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a motivated, collaborative and supportive team, where you will have the opportunity to develop your technical skill-set, and help build the Scottish Government’s Automation Centre of Excellence.

DDaT Pay Supplement

This post attracts a £5,000 per annum pro-rata DDaT Pay Supplement after a 3 month competency qualifying period. Pay supplements are temporary payments designed to address recruitment and retention issues caused by market pressures and are subject to regular review.

Job description

• Participate in identifying automation opportunities; employing process optimisation techniques and the use of LEAN/agile methodologies where required
• Support the design, build, testing and deployment of automation process solutions, including collecting and documenting requirements, defining process and technical solutions, prototyping, configuring digital components, and supporting stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle
• Conduct initial impact assessments on system change requests
• As Process Controller, you will maintain the daily administration of the production environment, including scheduling processes and monitoring resources, and investigate, escalate and resolve any issues identified
• Support business and technical reviews of automation performance operational and performance metrics reporting
• Develop and maintain appropriate documentation for all facets of RPA work
• Contribute to RPA development methodology and testing practices/standards, ensuring adherence to RPA/development/coding standards and naming conventions
• Contribute to best practice for the delivery of RPA solutions within the Scottish Public Sector as part of the CoE

Person specification

1. Experience of delivering digital solutions using Agile/Scrum and SDLC methodologies.
2. Experience of using diagrams to present information to a group of stakeholders.
3. Experience using data manipulation and data visualisation tools.
4. An understanding of formal change control procedures and disciplines.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £31,140, Scottish Government contributes £8,407 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

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Selection process details

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Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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